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Matt Mervis won't wait long to make MLB debut with Cubs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:13 GMT

CHICAGO — As the Cubs begin a homestand at Wrigley Field, one of their best prospects is beginning his Major League Baseball career. Manager David Ross made sure Matt Mervis wouldn't have to wait long to take the field. On Friday morning, the Cubs not only officially announced the call-up of the power-hitting first baseman to the major league roster but also that he'll be in the starting lineup for Friday's series opener with the Marlins at Wrigley Field. Mervis will be in the lineup at first base and will bat seventh for the club as he gets to play in the first game he's been with the club. Miguel Amaya, who made his MLB debut on Thursday against the Nationals in Washington, will take the field for the second game of his career as he'll catch starting pitcher Justin Steele and bat ninth. This marks a fast rise for the former Duke University player through the Cubs system after he was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2020. Mervis caught the eye of many around minor league baseba...

Who are the 5 greatest Kentucky Derby-winning horses of all time?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:13 GMT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDKY) — The lore and pageantry of the Kentucky Derby have been etched in racing history since its inaugural running in 1875, but some winners of "The Run for the Roses" stand apart. Long-shot winners like Rich Strike in 2022 and blazing-fast times like those achieved by Secretariat in 1973 have cemented the race as one of the most memorable sporting events each year. Kentucky native to perform National Anthem at 149th Derby Some names have become synonymous with Churchill Downs over the 148 years of The Derby. Feel free to sip a mint julep as we look back at the greatest Kentucky Derby-winning horses.5. Whirlaway (1941)Whirlaway was bred at Calumet Farm in Lexington, Kentucky. The thoroughbred was known as “Mr. Longtail” due to his abnormally long tail that would blow far behind him while he was racing.Trainer Ben Jones told jockey Eddie Arcaro to ride the horse around 10 feet off the inner rail. Arcaro was able to keep Whirlaway on a straight path, and the horse...

Do not use: FDA issues warning about recalled COVID-19 tests due to bacterial contamination

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:13 GMT

(WHTM) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a safety warning against the use of some recalled at-home COVID-19 tests. The FDA says SD Biosensor Inc. Pilot COVID-19 at-home tests, which are distributed by Roche Diagnostics, have been recalled over concerns of bacterial contamination in the liquid solution that comes in the test kits. The FDA is urging both consumers and health care providers to stop using the affected tests. Ford recalls some vehicles for air bag inflator installation According to the FDA, direct contact with the contaminated liquid could pose a safety concern such as possible skin irritation or bacterial infection. The contamination could also affect the performance of the test, including potentially false results, the FDA says. None of the impacted tests were distributed through the U.S. government's Free at Home COVID-19 tests program.Around 500,000 of the recalled tests were distributed to CVS Health, and around 16,000 went to Amazon. The FDA and ...

COVID was fourth-leading cause of death in 2022

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:13 GMT

(The Hill) -- COVID-19 was the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2022, falling by one step after having been the third leading cause of death the preceding two years.According to provisional mortality data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), COVID-19 was the leading cause of death last year behind heart disease, cancer and unintentional injury.The overall death rate in the country fell by 5.3 percent between 2021 and 2022. The SARS-CoV-2 virus was reported as an underlying cause of or contributing factor to 244,986 deaths or 7.5 percent of U.S. deaths last year."COVID-19, the third leading cause of death in 2021, fell to fourth place in 2022 because of the large decrease in COVID-19–associated deaths compared with those in 2021," according to the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. "The number of deaths caused by unintentional injury, largely driven by a high number of drug overdose deaths, remained high in 2022 compared with 2021." ...

Vikings need cornerbacks Andrew Booth Jr. and Akayleb Evans to take on bigger roles

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:13 GMT

Since the Vikings selected a whopping 10 players in the 2022 NFL Draft, general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah has preached the importance of development.In his eyes, if that particular draft class takes a big jump from Year 1 to Year 2, the Vikings will be in a good spot moving forward.No group serves as a better litmus test to that theory than the cornerback position.After drafting Andrew Booth Jr. and Akayleb Evans in 2022, the Vikings suddenly need both players to take on bigger roles. There’s been a ton of turnover at the cornerback position for the Vikings this offseason with Patrick Peterson, Cam Dantzler, Duke Shelley, Chandon Sullivan, and Kris Boyd all signing with different teams.Though the Vikings signed Byron Murphy in free agency, picked Mekhi Blackmon in the 2023 NFL Draft, and added a couple of depth players in Joejuan Williams and John Reid, Booth and Evans will be heavily relied upon next season. They are ready for the challenge.The biggest thing for Booth and Ev...

What should the Timberwolves do this offseason? Here’s a suggestion

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:13 GMT

Timberwolves coach Chris Finch cited internal development as the team’s biggest path for growth at the conclusion of the 2021-22 season. And then Minnesota made a seismic trade for 7-foot-4 center Rudy Gobert roughly two months later.Perhaps Finch wasn’t being entirely truthful in the moment, but what’s more likely is that NBA teams frankly don’t know what opportunities for roster change will present themselves once free agency and the draft hit and trade talks heat up and take unexpected turns.Which is why though Finch and Timberwolves basketball boss Connelly sounded largely committed to Minnesota’s current roster construction during exit interviews with the media last week, that provides no guarantee the Timberwolves will indeed “run it back” next season.Minds change, as do circumstances and opportunities.Anthony Edwards will be a member of the Timberwolves next fall — that’s all but guaranteed. Everything else beyond that is up in the air.In the midst of uncertainty, here’s one ...

April hiring gains reflect a still-resilient U.S. job market; 235,000 jobs added

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:13 GMT

America’s employers added a healthy 253,000 jobs in April, evidence of a labor market that still shows surprising resilience despite rising interest rates, chronically high inflation and a banking crisis that could weaken the economy.The unemployment rate dipped to 3.4%, matching a 54-year low, the Labor Department said Friday. The jobless rate fell in part, though, because 43,000 people left the labor force, the first drop since November, and were no longer counted as unemployed.In its report Friday, the government noted that while hiring was solid in April, it was much weaker in February and March than it had previously estimated. Job gains for those months was downgraded by a combined 149,000. And hourly wages rose last month at the fastest pace since July, which may alarm the inflation fighters at the Federal Reserve.April’s hiring gain compares with 165,000 in March and 248,000 in February and is still at a level considered vigorous by historical standards. The job market has r...

Jury selection for limo trial enters fifth day with new panel

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:13 GMT

SCHOHARIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Jury selection for the criminal trial of Nauman Hussain, in connection with the 2018 crash that killed 20 people, continued into its fifth day. A new panel of 90 prospective jurors was brought in for orientation and questioning. The group is told the basics of the case and Judge Peter Lynch walks them through the indictment. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Hussain is charged with 20 counts of manslaughter and 20 counts of criminally negligent homicide. According to Judge Lynch, he can be found not guilty of both or guilty of only one or the other. After orientation, prospective jurors are brought to the jury box, in groups of 16, for questioning from Judge Lynch, Special District Attorney Fred Rench and Hussain's defense attorney Lee Kindlon. Jordan Young accepts plea deal Picking a jury for this trial has proven to be difficult because of how high-profile the crash is. Throughout jury select...

Police: Lake Katrine man arrested for murder

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:13 GMT

LAKE KATRINE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A man is in custody following the investigation into the death of Anthony Roberts. Brian Roberts, 26, was arrested by the Ulster Police Department and is facing a murder charge. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! According to police, officers were conducting a welfare check and located Anthony Roberts deceased in a residence on Main Street. Police say Roberts was the victim of a homicide. Investigators determined that Brian Roberts was the suspect and located him walking on Neighborhood Road a short time later. He was taken into custody without incident. Roberts was arraigned and remanded to the Ulster County Jail without bail.

City of Albany announces changes to parking meters

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:13 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Albany Parking Authority has announced that starting on May 8 all on-street parking meters that currently end at 6 p.m. will now end at 5 p.m. Additionally, the 15-minute lock out period that protected the ParkAlbany App's progressive meter rates will be removed, allowing users of the app to now continue their parking session in the same zone for up to an hour after their session expires. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The decision to make the changes permanent has come after Albany Parking Authority received positive feedback from a pilot program that ran through the summer and fall of 2022. These modifications have gained support from the local business community."As a business located on Central Avenue, we see the detrimental effects of the hour between the typical end of the workday – 5 p.m. – and that additional hour to 6 p.m. Many of our customers have specifically said they would swing by...